Feedback on front cover draft

Amy, my first thought upon seeing your cover is that it is not clear that it caters for country music fans. Perhaps they could be something typical of the genre in the shot – perhaps a guitar or something else emblematic of that type of music. Your masthead, however works really well. I'm afraid I cannot say the same for your strapline, which looks out of place. This is true also of that font (is it Lucinda?) That you use on your coverlines and your pull quote. Also there is some blank space waiting to be filled – perhaps an inset picture – on the right hand side of your page (and even the left hand side of your page, where the coverlines usually are). Also 'she offered us tea and biscuits' should probably be 'she offers us tea and biscuits'